Awning support



June 24, 1930. E H, SCHANE 1,765,452

AWNING SUPPORT Filed Sept. 24, `1928V O INVENTon Patented June 24, 1930 PATENT rtree,

EDWARDH. scrmnnjorlcpnvnminnionro, assigner., To rim. rename MANUFAC- TUBING. COMPANY, OF, QLEYEfAND- OHIO, A. CORPQRATQN OF OHIO AWNING .SUPPORT Application -led September 24, 1928. Serial No. 308,113.A

This invention relates, to Ta; support which is adapted t0 be used in connection withV the j hangingof'l awnings, and in; use isadapted to be attached to a portion of` the building 5 on which theawning is to; be, mountedtand serve as a support and .clamp :tor thetop-rod ofv the awning aswell as. puovide av support for the pulleysk which yreceive the rope vby which the `awning is raised; and.'` lQWQled.

The object of# theinvention isto provide a clamp formedin two 'parts with the hooksfor supporting the pulleys carried the movable clamping part. y f A further object is* towpr'ovide a formof '15 supporty which isfp'articularly 'adapted for use in connection with'l awnings of the rollup type, which clampfmay be so mounted upon Y the building that the pulleyswill hang'upon the inside ofthe awning andv thus present 2O a more l'inis'hedy appearance tothe awning when viewed from the outside of the building. 1 Y

panyin'g drawings 4formingy a' part Qfthis specification', in which Y f n Figure 1 is a front. 'eleikfation.- Figure 2 .isl a side'lelevation. yFigure 3 vis a sectional elevation' Figure 4 is afront elevationjofa portion of It is customary in .supporting awningsrto provide the top portion of tlie-'aWning witlrl asuitable metal' rod which isattached tothe top portion of the awning in any` suitable manner. This iron rod is supportedu-pon the building upon ywhich the awning is to lbe mounted'by suitable supports, and the present invention is directed character.

Reference should be had to the accom-v Figurel? is a top plan view ofya@ portion of' to a support' of this 4 "mem-ber 6^'.

@ne type of awning in usemay'be-termed' I'twillI be observed that the construction' 1 the' roll-up typein which the awning proper is at the top portion thereof provided.withy a suitable rod attached to the awning, and the lower portionis prQviClved with a cylindrical roll member, and suitable ropes` are provided.

which are reevedthrough pulleys at heup- 0f the awningy of1 such character that the pulleys, carriedby the support are upon thein- Side Qt the awninaths presentinga morey finished appearance to the awning when viewed from the exterior of the building.

Sllll a type. Of Support iS illustrated in Figunes. l to 4;- of the drawing.

Such a support comprises a. base portion l, which is provided with suitable openings 2 adapted to recelvefscrews or'other suitable members, so. that the base portion 1 may be attached' .to the building.l Thepbase portion is: provided with an outwardly extending threadedpin 3 and.v at its lower portion has an extension 4 which is formed with Va rounded surface Y yTheclamping member has'a centrally disposed; portion 6" provided: with an opening 7- which is.; adapted to be inserted-z over the pin f 3. The portionz., is provided upon the rear surface thereof, with afrounded partla which is oppositely disposed with respect to the rounded portion 5 when the memberv 6A is mountedl upon the pink 3. The clamping actien` is" obtained bymeansV of a Wingnut 8 4vwhic'his` adapted' to be threaded upon the pin' 3 toy thereby force the member 6" toward 1 thebasey member 1.

Thi-ered member 9 isadaptedto be inserted f between the rounded portions and 7 so that asthe-wingnutY 8 is turned to force the lmemberl 6? inwardly the rod is securely clamped between the basey portion l and' the usually described provides considerableV latitude as to the possible diameter of rod which may be clamped between the base member 1 and the member 6. In fact, a'clamp of the construction disclosed is capable of receiving all sizes of rods which are customarily used in connection with awnings. Therefore, a clamp of the construction which has been described may be said to be universal in its use with respect` to the various sizes of awnings rods. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide various sizes of clamps for diiferent sizes of awning rods.

Depending from the member 6 are a plurality of hook members 10, these hoolr members being provided with outward extensions 11 which prevent accidental dislodginent of the eyes of the pulleys which are customarily used in connection with awnings and which are represented at 12.

lt will be seen that when a support of the construction which has been described is used in connection with a roll-up'type of awning, the base member of the support will be mounted upon the inside of a molding, so that the hooks 1() and pulley-s 12 supported thereby willbe upon the inside of the awning and, therefore, will not be exposed upon the outside of the awning, which would considerably detract from the appearance'thereof.

In the form of support shown in Figures v5 to 9 inclusive the base member isvindicated Yby the'reference character 13, and is-more particularly shown in Figure 7. The base member has suitable openings, as indicated4 l`at 14, which are adapted to receive securing means by which the base may be attached to a building. The base is provided with an outwardly extending portion 15 which,upon

the top and bottom portions thereof,'is provided' with a reentrant recess, as' shown at 16 ,in Figure 7, and at the forward part of the extension 15 there is a depending flange 17 which is provided with a rounded surface 18.y

The clamping member 19 is more particularly shown in Figure 8, and at its upper portion 'has an extension with a rounded top part 20. The member 19 is also providedwith an extended threaded pin 20. The lower portion of the member 19 hasa ridge 21 and the portion of the member 19 `adjacent the ridge 21 is provided with a rounded surface 22, as shown in Figure 6. 'When the member 19 is assembled with respect to the member 15, as shown in Figure 6, the rounded portions 22 vand* 18 are oppositely disposed with respect to each other and are Aadapted to receive the usual awning'rod 9.

At the lower portion of themember 19 there are depending hook portions 23, which are adapted to receive the usualpulleys 12.

' When the base member land the member 19 are assembled, the pin 2O extends through a suitable opening formed in the extension 15, andthe portion 20-ofthe'inember 19v rests upon the extension 15, thereby forming, in effect, a support for the member 19. It will be observed that due to the recesses 16, which have before been described, the member 19 is movable with respect to the member 15.

- rIhe clamping action is obtained by the use of a wing nut 24, which is threaded upon the pin 20. The wing nut abuts against the extension 15 and so draws the member 19 When Va rod 9 ismounted sofas to ous sizes of awning rods which are custom-- l arily used in connection with awnings. K It will be noted that the hooks 23 are carried by the movable member of the supporting clamp and are so positioned that the ends of the hooks will always be adjacent to the rod 9 which is associated with the clamp. The arrangement is such thatthey ends ofthe eyes are sufficiently close to the rod 9 so that the eyes of the pulleys cannot be dislodged from their hooks, and this will be true regardless of the sizeof awning rod which is associated with the support. n i

Due to the fact that the member 19 eX- tends into the recesses 1 6 formed in the top portion and bottom portion of the extension 15, the memberv19cannot turn with respect to the extension 15 except to a very limited extent. y

In both forms of the awning supporting device which have been described the hook supports for the pulleys are carried by the movable member of the clamp support. A

Obviously modifications of Vthe precise structure which has been shownk and described y may be made without departing from the i described, comprising ak baseV memberand a movable membeigone of said members being provided with a threaded extension, aV nut 'mounted upon the threaded extension and adapted to move the movable memberwith respect to the base member, cooperating means upon the said 4members adapted to` receive a rod to be clamped between them,"

vthe movable member being provided Withy hooks for the reception of pulleys.

3. A support and clamp of the charactery described, comprising a base member and a,

movable member supported upon the base member, each of said members being provided with cooperating clamping portions, means for eecting a olampingaotion .between the said clamping portions of the base and movable member, `and pulley hooks car-v ried by the movable member.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto ax my signature.

EDWARD H. SCHANE. y 

